Overlapping effect of thyroid-stimulating hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone on the thyroid gland in baby chicken.
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) although quantitatively less effective than thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in the thyroid gland, overlapped with the actions of the latter regarding the indices tested. Thus, it increased the follicular diameter and height of epithelial cells. These findings appear to support our earlier observation demonstrating an overlapping effect of tropic hormones in the gonads and suggest that the overlapping action of tropic hormones with related structure is a general phenomenon in the perinatal period.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000494:pharmacology*
D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin